❶ Let your eyes wander around this frame from North By Northwest for a few minutes. Using “The Elements of a Mise en Scène Analysis” handout you received in class, analyze the frame considering the following elements numbered 1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15.
❷ Write a 1-2 page typed and double-spaced mise en scène analysis that ultimately describes the frame’s significance to the film as a whole and/or something significant regarding the characters in the frame.
❸ I suggest this as a structure for your essay:
❡1 - A brief description of the frame’s context–who is in the frame, what’s their relationship, and what’s happening at this moment in the story.
❡2 - A breakdown of the elements numbered above (1, 3, 9, etc.) Make sure you explain your responses: how do you know it's Closed Form, for example. And what makes the Dominant the Dominant?
❡3 - An analysis of how those elements contribute to the frame’s overall meaning or significance.
Look over the model mise en scène analysis provided in class and click on the image above to get a closer look.
Submit your analysis via Turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, 4/11.
